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The New Releases Shelf — Daddy’s Home

June 9, 2021 Dan Seeger

The short description of the new album Daddy’s Home is “St. Vincent does soul music.” More specifically, the shape-shifting modern-art-rock maestro looked to the soul and R & B music of the early nineteen-seventies, citing Stevie Wonder specifically but clearly … Continue reading The New Releases Shelf — Daddy’s Home

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Top 40 Smash Near Misses — “One Chain Don’t Make No Prison”

June 8, 2021 Dan Seeger

These posts are about the songs that fell just short of crossing the key line of chart success, entering the Billboard Top 40. Every song featured in this series peaked at number 41. Like many of the acts that regularly … Continue reading Top 40 Smash Near Misses — “One Chain Don’t Make No Prison”

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College Countdown: CMJ Top 1000, 1979 – 1989 — #344 to #342

June 6, 2021June 7, 2021 Dan Seeger

344. Graham Parker and the Shot, Steady Nerves (1985) For the erudite plentitude that touted Graham Parker of one of the great songwriters of his generation, and who rooted for the man to finally have a taste of the mass-market … Continue reading College Countdown: CMJ Top 1000, 1979 – 1989 — #344 to #342

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This Week’s Model — Wolf Alice, “How Can I Make It OK?”

June 4, 2021June 4, 2021 Dan Seeger

“How I Can I Make It OK?” is one of those tracks that feels big and epic, constantly escalating to another level of sonic richness, while also standing as finely, expertly contained. It has the luxuriant sweep and exquisite precision … Continue reading This Week’s Model — Wolf Alice, “How Can I Make It OK?”

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The New Releases Shelf — Delta Kream

June 2, 2021 Dan Seeger

I suspect the Black Keys would be very happy if every one of their albums from here on in was simply a variation on their latest, Delta Kream. It makes sense. Why strain and struggle to write and record original … Continue reading The New Releases Shelf — Delta Kream

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College Countdown: CMJ Top 1000, 1979 – 1989 — #347 to #345

May 30, 2021August 25, 2023 Dan Seeger

347. Guadalcanal Diary, 2×4 (1987) Guadalcanal Diary evidently sought to recapture something they felt they lost when they recorded their third album, 2 x 4. After an excursion with other collaborators, the band from Marietta, Georgia returned to the producer … Continue reading College Countdown: CMJ Top 1000, 1979 – 1989 — #347 to #345

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Outside Reading — We Rebuild What You Destroy edition

May 29, 2021 Dan Seeger

‘Whoa, this is crazy’: L.A. teen punks the Linda Lindas on going viral (just before finals) by August Brown Playing at the L.A. Public Library is the new South by Southwest, it seems. The live set by youthful punk act … Continue reading Outside Reading — We Rebuild What You Destroy edition

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This Week’s Model — Sigrid, “Mirror”

May 28, 2021 Dan Seeger

Some weeks are longer than others. Sometimes the only solution is to dance away whatever woes have accumulated. Luckily, there’s a fresh slice of gleaming Norwegian pop for those who might have received the diagnosis and prescription where a spinning … Continue reading This Week’s Model — Sigrid, “Mirror”

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The New Releases Shelf — The Marfa Tapes

May 25, 2021May 25, 2021 Dan Seeger

The town of Marfa was established in Southwest Texas, in the late eighteen-hundreds, because steam-engine locomotives needed a place to stop in their journey and replenish their water supply. A century and half later, the community endures. With a population … Continue reading The New Releases Shelf — The Marfa Tapes

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College Countdown: CMJ Top 1000, 1979 – 1989 — #350 to #348

May 23, 2021May 23, 2021 Dan Seeger

350. The House of Love, The House of Love (1988) Signed to Creation Records not long after their formation, the House of Love released a couple successful singles and seemed quickly, comfortably on their way to their debut full-length album, … Continue reading College Countdown: CMJ Top 1000, 1979 – 1989 — #350 to #348

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